CNN reports, citing well-informed sources, that the United States informed Iran that Israel agreed not to escalate attacks in Lebanon after Hezbollah violated the ceasefire. The message conveyed to Tehran is that the ball is now in Hezbollah's court to stop its attacks, according to the network.
CNN reported on Friday, citing well-informed sources, that the United States has informed Iran in recent hours that Israel will not escalate its military attacks in Lebanon. This message came after Hezbollah violated the nascent ceasefire that was to take effect at 16:00 local time Friday, according to a senior US official's earlier statement to Reuters.
The CNN report follows a bulletin published by The Zioneer at 15:52, citing a senior US official who told Reuters that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire starting at 16:00. Shortly thereafter, at 15:00, an unnamed source told Israeli media that Israel had communicated to Iran that it absorbed Hezbollah's violations, and that the ball is now in Hezbollah's court.
According to CNN's sources, the US conveyed to Iran that while Hezbollah violated the ceasefire, Israel agreed to show restraint over these violations — and this was relayed to the Iranians. The network's sources stated: 'Now the ball is in Hezbollah's court; it must stop its attacks.'
The account from CNN corroborates the earlier Israeli media report, adding official US channels as the intermediary. No Israeli or Hezbollah official has commented publicly on the alleged violations or on the state of the ceasefire agreement.
2 developments
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- StrongIsraeli ambassador asserts Hezbollah, not Israel, breached ceasefire
- DevelopingIran tells Hezbollah and Lebanon speaker the US deal includes comprehensive ceasefire
- StrongIran accuses Israel of violating Lebanon ceasefire, demands US intervention
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